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WorksheetsFirst Semester Test
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 51mins
What empires dominated the Americas in 1750?
Ottoman Empire
Northern European Empire
Central European Empire
European empire
In this article, America in 1750, an anthropologist describes plantation as what?
The engine of European expansion
With Europe being the first country to enslave people, between 1500-1900 how many were traded to the Americas?
About 13 million
Around 10 million
Around 12 million
Around 11 million
In the European empires in America their government tried to regulate romantic & sexual relations between white colonists & those of Indigenous or African descent. Was this a success or failure?
Success
Failure
European empires in America imposed a rigid system of racial hierarchies, what were these hierarchies based on?
Skin color, religion & social status
Skin color, religion & occupation.
Skin color, ancestry & physical appearance.
Skin color, ancestry, & social status.
During this time in America did people of color often own slaves?
True
False
What were the descendants of people who had been enslaved but escaped called?
Barons
Yellow shirts
Black shirts
Maroons
In Cuba the enslaved people & the descendants of West Africa developed a religion called what?
Taoism
What 2 religions does the Santeria combine together & what countries are they associated with?
In New Orleans for thousands of years Indigenous Americans lived in this fertile region with different tribes, what were the names of these tribes?
Navajo
Caddo
Choctaw
Caddo
Houma
Choctaw
Caddo
Apache
Navajo
Caddo
Sioux
Navajo
A person sent by a monarch someplace outside of the kingdom was called what?
viceroy
superior
What was the official faith of the Spanish & French colonies?
Taoism
When did the Battle of Antietam start?
When did the Battle of Antietam end?
How long did the Battle of Antietam last?
2 days
3 hours
12 Hours
1 day
Who were the leaders of the south during the Battle of Antietam?
Stonewall Jackson & Ulysses S. Grant
George Meade & John Reynolds
Ulysses S. Grant & William Tecumseh Sherman
Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson
Who was the leader of the Union during the Battle of Antietam?
How many total deaths were there between the Union & the south during the Battle of Antietam?
3,650
How many Union casualties during the Battle of Antietam?
12,401
20,010
15,907
10,879
How many Confederate casualties during the Battle of Antietam?
5,084
8,208
12,509
Which side won the Battle of Antietam?
Confederates
Why was this battle called the Battle of Antietam?
It took place near Antietam Creek.
What philosopher was associated with "Checks and Balances" during the Enlightenment?
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
What philosopher was associated with "Natural Rights " during the Enlightenment?
John Smith
What philosopher was associated with "Social Contract " during the Enlightenment?
Which philosopher believed that women should have the same rights as men?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft
The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were called-
Sophists
Philosophes
Heretics
Enlightened Ones
The Enlightenment encouraged women to take a stronger role in society by
allowing women to become rulers of their countries.
giving them jobs in factories.
organizing salons in their homes where people could speak freely.
by giving natural rights to every citizen including women and children.
The Philosophe that championed free speech and freedom of religion.
Voltaire
Peter the Great
Rousseau
Locke
Absolute Monarchs believed that their power came from God. This is called what?
Who discovered the laws of gravity and Calculus?
Believed that the best government system was one that was based on a monarch with absolute power.
Hobbes
Locke
Galileo
Rousseau
Created Capitalism and wrote The Wealth of Nations, that is based on supply and demand and Laissez-Faire
John Smith
Which philosophe contributed most to the 3 Articles of the US CONSTITUTION?
HOBBES
LOCKE
MONTESQUIEU
WOLLSTONECRAFT
The Magna Carta, The English Bill of Rights, and the Petition of Rights all did which of the following?
Strengthened the King of England
Limited the power of the monarch in England
Inspired the Reformation in England.
Finally gave Russia a Warm Water Port.
Which of the following is life, liberty, and property?
Natural Laws
Natural Rights
Divine Right
Checks and Balances
The Enlightenment was a reaction to
Decentralization
Feudalism and Absolutism
The Fall of Rome
The Age of Revolution
Who was the enlightened ruler of Russia that sought to abolish capital punishment?
Christina the Great
Marie the Great
Elizabeth the Great
Catherine the Great
What was published by Denis Diderot in the 18th Century?
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
A document that declared the end of the Civil War
A law that abolished slavery in the United States
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln
A treaty signed between the Union and the Confederacy
Who was pushing for Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abolitionists
Confederate leaders
British politicians
Northern Democrats
Why did Lincoln believe he had the power to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Constitution granted him the authority
He was the commander-in-chief of the military
He had the support of the cabinet
The public demanded it
When did Lincoln announce his plan to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
After the Battle of Antietam
Before the Battle of Antietam
During the Battle of Antietam
After the midterm elections
What was the initial reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation?
Support and celebration
Indifference and apathy
Anger and opposition
Confusion and disbelief
What did some people fear would happen as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
The war would end too quickly
The South would surrender
The North would lose support
The war would be prolonged
What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It ended the Civil War
It abolished slavery in the Confederate states
It granted voting rights to African Americans
It established equal rights for all citizens
Who celebrated the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Confederate leaders
British politicians
What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the balance of the war?
It shifted the advantage to the Confederacy
It had no significant impact
It helped the Union gain an advantage
It led to a stalemate
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.
Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.
Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.
All of the above
The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery in the United States?
The thirteenth amendment
The fifth amendment
The first amendment
The twenty-first amendment
What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?
To enslave
To abolish
To free
To vote
What does it mean to "proclaim" something?
To vote
To announce
To debate
To choose
Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?
Slavery was already illegal in the Border States
Lincoln didn't have any power the in the Border States
He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South
At the beginning of the Civil War, why were some northerners unhappy with Lincoln?
He wasn't doing enough to end slavery
He was reluctant to make decisions in war
He thought slavery should be abolished in the west
He let the south secede
What was the main goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To end the Civil War
To free all slaves in the United States
To weaken the Confederate states
To gain international support for the Union
How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the Union army?
It decreased the number of soldiers
It allowed African American men to enlist
It caused a decrease in morale
It had no effect
What was the public's perception of Lincoln after the Emancipation Proclamation?
He was seen as a hero
He was seen as a traitor
He was seen as a weak leader
He was seen as a strong leader
Why did the Manchu rulers enforce a strict dress code, including a particular hairstyle, on the Han Chinese?
To promote fashion trends
To foster unity and legitimacy
To make everyone appear equal
To discourage foreign influence
During the Qing Dynasty, what dress code rule did the Manchu rulers impose on the Han Chinese?
Shaved heads and braided hair
Bound feet
Wearing specific colors
No open-toed shoes
What was the practical purpose of foot binding in Qing China?
To enhance beauty and femininity
To restrict girl's ability to run
To promote Confucian values
To encourage participation in textile production
What was the primary currency imported by Qing China through foreign trade?
Gold
Silver
Copper
Silk
During the 18th century the Qing dynasty ruled over a vast territory, what was the territory they ruled over?
Mongolia to Tibet to Xinjiang in Central Asia
Mongolia to Tibet to Xinjiang in Central America
Mongolia to Tibet to Xinjiang in Central China
Mongolia to Tibet to Xinjiang in Central Indonesia
In this article it says the Qing dynasty lasted from when to when?
1612 to 1944 BC
1644 to 1912 BC
1644 to 1912 CE
1612 to 1944 CE
During the Qing dynasty the banner system created a special class of people, what name did they give for this special class of people?
Bannermen
Westerners could only trade goods during the Qing dynasty in the Canton harbor, what is the Canton harbor called today?
At the beginning of the Qing dynasty what were the banners named before the Han Chinese & Mongol banners joined?
Qing warriors
Chinese warriors
Manchu warriors
Imperial warriors
The Qing dynasty had a very multi ethnic military, what system did they use to organize their military?
During the 19th century Egypt became a major producer of what product?
Egypt was still an African country but technically was still controlled by what empire during this time?
Who was the ruler of the Ottoman forces in Egypt when they suffered a defeating loss to the French army led by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798?
Muhammad Ali Pasha put his campaign in motion for modernization of his military, who did he require to enlist in his military at that time?
Egyptian peasants
Egyptian noble men
Egyptian aristocrats
Egyptian war lords
What did Muhammad Ali Pasha begin to sponsor so that Egypt could profit from its own industrialization?
factories
agriculture
transportation
industries
When did Egypt become an industrial power?
What are 3 explanations for why Egypt's Industrial Revolution collapsed?
Political instability hindered consistent industrial policies. Insufficient investment in infrastructure limited industrial growth. Foreign competition weakened local industries.
How many years did it take to build the Suez Canal?
10 years, 1849-1859
10 years, 1859-1869
10 years, 1869-1879
10 years, 1879-1889
The Suez Canal connected what two bodies of water?
Who did the Egyptian King sell his shares to in order to help lift his country out of bankruptcy?
Egyptian Suez Canal Company
British World Bank
British Suez Canal Company
Egyptian World Bank
